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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Overheard on the Hill

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry
Posted November 30, 2010 at 10:52am

“Since when is Glenn Beck a food safety expert? He’s no Obi-Wan Kenobi on food safety bill. Food supply needs more gov’t regs, not less.”

— Rep. Frank Pallone in a Monday tweet. The New Jersey Democrat doesn’t appear to be a fan of the Fox News host. Beck recently suggested on his program that legislation to revamp food safety was a government ruse to increase the price of meat and promote vegetarianism.

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